Re: Your top 5 performances from 2012 (weekend two edition)

Originally Posted by westernwarrior

I respect Greg Ginn as a musician, but I just couldn't tell what he was doing up there.

Fair enough. You had to be close to be able to get that aspect out of it, especially since he kept his guitar and theremin quite low in the mix. When the crew tried turning it up, he turned it right back down. I liked what I heard, but left after 20 minutes to see Seun Kuti.

Re: Your top 5 performances from 2012 (weekend two edition)

In no order
Gaslamp Killer (Didn't know too much about him before but amazing set)
Flying Lotus (Can't do no wrong)
Santigold (Made me forget all about extreme heat at 3pm)
Jeff Mangum (One of the best sing-a-long shows I've ever seen)
Black Angels (So trippy and great visuals)

Re: Your top 5 performances from 2012 (weekend two edition)

1. Swedish House Mafia: almost everyone I talked to throughout the weekend thought this was the best set by far. Surprised to see so few mentions here. I thought it was transcendent. Not even into house music, but it was such an overpowering display of music and lights. The energy throughout the crowd was insane. Will never forget this set.

2. Frank Ocean: flawless.

3. ASAP: kinda lost the energy after an opening twenty minutes that were just pure hip-hop perfection. Great set though.

4. Dre and Snoop: no flow whatsoever to this set but it was a blast still.

Re: Your top 5 performances from 2012 (weekend two edition)

1. Bon Iver. Didn't expect that set to be in my top 5 entering the weekend. But the beauty of what they did blew me away.
2. The Head and the Heart. They are going to get really big, really soon. I'm talking Mumford big.
3. Dr. Dre / Snoop. By far the most fun set of the weekend.
4. Jeff Mangum. On the outdoor stage at the perfect time of evening. Magical.
5A. Radiohead. Expected them to be #1. Great set, but lost the crowd a bit with their reliance on mostly newer stuff.
5B. Beirut. Another beautiful set from a very talented group of musicians.

HM: Givers (another up and coming band), Fanfarlo (ditto), Childish Gambino (and I'm not even a big hip hop fan), We Are Augustines, Grouplove, At the Drive-In (would be higher if I had seen their entire set), The Hives (ditto).

Re: Your top 5 performances from 2012 (weekend two edition)

1. Alesso - Best EDM set of the entire weekend.
2. Girl Talk - Hot, sweaty, crazy outdoor party.
3. Jimmy Cliff - the only time I was happy to be in the sun.
4. Dr. Dre & Snoop - met awesome people in the crowd, banger after banger, felt too short.
5. Avicii - people gonna hate, but his lightshow was amazing, and he dropped "Save the World" better than Ingrosso or SHM. Did not like his crowd though...

Re: Your top 5 performances from 2012 (weekend two edition)

I'm surprised by the lack of Kasabian love, I only knew a couple of songs and they blew my world. Couldn't stop moving the entire set, they even had most of the crowd moving - which not many bands managed given the docile Coachella patrons